Interesting Sights in Iowa
An interesting book for these current days is Oddball Iowa: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places. You can begin to think about where you would like to go when that is possible. Matchstick Marvels Museum has a local connection with Pat Acton’s replica of the U.S. Capitol constructed of 478,000 matchsticks and many more creations. Close to this part of the state, near Adair is a large iron wheel marking the site of the “World’s First Moving Train Robbery where the James-Younger Gang pioneered a whole new way to commit grand larceny. On a more positive note, near Moingona and Boone is the located where 15 year old Kate Shelley risked her life in stormy weather to prevent a train collision, you can venture to the Kate Shelley High Bridge and later to the museum, 1198 232nd St, usually open form June-Sept., (515) 432-1907. You can check with the Rippey Public Library when it reopens, for a copy of this book.
-Nancy Hanaman